Changelog

All notable changes to Copilot Island are documented here.

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v0.1.8 — 2026-04-07

Features

• Auto-update via Sparkle — Copilot Island now checks for updates automatically using the Sparkle framework. Updates are served securely via GitHub Pages.

Fixes

• App version display and menu layout width adjustments
• Sparkle SUFeedURL configuration for reliable update detection

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v0.1.7 — 2026-04-06

This release is a major overhaul of the notch UI, event system, and sound effects.

Features

• Peek state machine — The left peek icon animates based on session state: idle breathing, working pulse, 3-second trophy 🏆 on task complete, 3-second failure ❌ on abort/error/shutdown
• 8-bit sound effects — Ascending chime on task completion; descending square-wave on failure. Sounds only play for live events (< 5 seconds old at startup)
• Failure sounds — Distinct sound for abort, session.error, and session.shutdown events
• Concatenated assistant messages — Assistant output within the same turn is joined into one readable message block instead of many fragments
• Startup filter — On launch, only the current task (from the last user.message onward) is loaded to avoid replaying full session history
• Check for Updates — Settings panel now includes an "About" page with a version check button powered by Sparkle
• Settings redesign — Cleaner layout, corrected toggle colors, proper theme color usage throughout

Fixes

• Panel aligned to screen top — Expanded notch panel now starts flush with the physical screen edge (no gap below the notch)
• Eliminated startup flicker — Session list no longer re-renders hundreds of times on startup; batch processing emits a single state update
• Sound timing corrected — Completion sound fires at assistant.turn_end after session.task_complete, not prematurely at the task complete event itself
• Real-time chat updates — Session detail view now polls for new messages every second
• Dynamic notch dimensions — Panel width and height are calculated from actual macOS screen APIs (auxiliaryTopLeftArea / auxiliaryTopRightArea)
• Unified notch bar — Closed state shows a single seamless black bar covering left icon, center dots, and right session count
• Color audit — Fixed unreadable placeholder text colors, inconsistent toggle accent colors, and off-brand blue tones in settings

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v0.1.6 — 2026-04-02

Fixes

• Re-sign Sparkle XPC services with Developer ID certificate for notarization compliance

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v0.1.5 — 2026-04-02

Fixes

• Fetch notarytool rejection log when notarization status is Invalid to aid debugging

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v0.1.4 — 2026-04-02

Fixes

• Add --timestamp flag to codesign for notarization compliance

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v0.1.3 — 2026-04-02

Fixes

• Make notarization step non-fatal so GitHub releases publish even if notarization returns a 401 error
• Add secret availability diagnostics to the release workflow
• Fix conditional checks in the release workflow for signing steps

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v0.1.2 — 2026-04-02

(Tagged together with v0.1.3 — see v0.1.3 notes)

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v0.1.1 — 2026-04-01

Features

• Developer ID signing + notarization workflow in GitHub Actions

Fixes

• build_dmg.sh falls back to Apple Development certificate when Developer ID is unavailable
• DMG is now created in a single hdiutil step using UDZO compression

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v0.1.0 — 2026-03-31

🎉 Initial release of Copilot Island.

Features

• Notch overlay window that monitors ~/.copilot/session-state/ in real-time
• Session list showing all active and recent Copilot CLI sessions
• Chat history view with Markdown rendering, code blocks, and tool results
• Collapsed "pill" state with left status icon and right session count
• Expand/collapse on notch click or hover
• Copilot-inspired dark sage-green theme
• Flat-top notch shape flush with screen edge, rounded bottom corners
• Sound effect on agent task completion
• macOS 14.0+ (Sonoma), MacBook notch support
• Apache 2.0 open source license